Saranac Hale Spencer

July 21, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sheldon Mann took two major hits in one high school football practice and is now described in court papers as "incapacitated."

By Saranac Hale Spencer

6 minute read

July 21, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

One of the doctors who was allegedly part of a scheme to inflate the cost of medical care for car accident victims can't use his fellow doctors' settlement agreements with State Farm to dodge his part of a $12 million judgment, a federal judge has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

July 17, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Vietnam veteran's claim that Geico acted in bad faith when handling his underinsured motorist benefits case has survived in federal court in Pittsburgh.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

July 16, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the eighth week of trial for Philadelphia Traffic Court judges accused of ticket-fixing, both the defense and the prosecution finished presenting their evidence. Closing arguments are scheduled to start Thursday morning.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

3 minute read

July 15, 2014 | Law.com

Having swiftly gone from being rejected as not sufficient in January to clearing preliminary approval last week, the settlement between the NFL and its former players who sustained head injuries is likely on route to final approval, according to court watchers.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

July 14, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The rural Pennsylvania school district that had to allow a girl to wrestle on a boys' team after she brought a suit in federal court now has to pay more than $70,000 in attorney fees to cover the cost of the girl's legal representation in the case.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

July 14, 2014 | Law.com

RadioShack's calculation of overtime for certain employees violates Pennsylvania law, a federal judge has ruled in an opinion that adds to a recent series of decisions establishing the direction of overtime law as moving in workers' favor.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

July 11, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The government can forcibly medicate a defendant so that he is mentally competent for sentencing, the Third Circuit has ruled in a case of first impression.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

July 10, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Minor political parties can challenge Pennsylvania's laws that regulate their ability to be put on the ballot, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a reversal of the district court.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

July 09, 2014 | Law.com

In a rare move for the U.S. Senate, which has been crippled by its partisan divide, it unanimously confirmed Cheryl Krause for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit this week.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read